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Bill Gates' net worth is four and a half times as large as North Korea's estimated GDP

Kim Jong Il, the father of Kim Jong Un, reportedly spent £700,000 on Hennessy each year. That's about $913,000 at today's exchange rate; Kim Jong Il died in 2011.

 

The average annual income in North Korea according to a 2013 estimate, is thought be $1,000 to $2,000.

 

Source: BBC

 

Bill Gates' net worth is four and a half times as large as North Korea's estimated GDP.

 

Bill Gates' net worth is four and a half times as large as North Korea's estimated GDP.

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Bill Gates' net worth at the time of publication was estimated at $78.2 billion.

 

Trading economics estimates North Korea's gross domestic product to be $17.4 billion. (The World Bank does not list an official figure.)

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